New Bedford Management
Managing agent — unlicensed in New York State
140 buildings. 1,644 Class C violations. No state license.
PORTFOLIO GEOGRAPHY
140 buildings.
THE PATTERN
High violation density.
At 11.7 Class C violations per building, New Bedford Management carries one of the highest violation densities in our dataset. The firm is HPD managing agent of record for 140 buildings with 1,644 total Class C violations on record — conditions HPD classifies as immediately hazardous to life and health.
WHAT THIS MEANS FOR BUYERS
Considering a building managed by New Bedford?
New Bedford Management carries 11.7 Class C violations per building — among the highest violation densities of any firm in our dataset. This is not a marginal figure. Across the 140 buildings where New Bedford is HPD managing agent of record, that rate translates to 1,644 conditions HPD has classified as immediately hazardous to life and health. For prospective buyers, a density this high should prompt more aggressive due diligence than usual.
New Bedford's portfolio leans Manhattan, with a meaningful outer-borough tail. Manhattan leads with 83 buildings, followed by Brooklyn at 38, Queens and the Bronx at 8 each, and Staten Island at 3. Their worst building — 753 Classon Avenue in Brooklyn with 129 violations — sits in a neighborhood with aging housing stock. The smaller outer-borough holdings carry weight too: 811 Walton Avenue in the Bronx records 48 violations on its own. Older mechanical systems, thin capital reserves, and boards with fewer resources to push back on management failures are common threads across the high-violation buildings.
If you are evaluating a New Bedford-managed building, the firm-level numbers suggest extra caution. Request not just the current violation record but the trend: are violations being remediated, or is the open-violation count growing? Ask specifically about the building's capital plan for the next five years and whether adequate reserves exist to fund it. In a portfolio with this violation rate, underfunded reserves are a reliable predictor of future special assessments.
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THE REGULATORY VOID
No license. No exam. No oversight.
New Bedford Management is HPD managing agent of record for 140 buildings containing roughly 8,431 units of residential real estate — and needs no state license to do so. In Florida, a Community Association Manager must pass a state exam, carry a bond, and complete continuing education. In New York, there is no equivalent requirement.
This means there is no government body you can complain to about New Bedford's management. No disciplinary board. No public complaint registry. No performance standards. The 1,644 Class C violations across their portfolio — conditions HPD classifies as immediately hazardous to life and health — trigger no regulatory consequence for the managing agent. A firm can carry one of the highest hazardous-violation densities in the city and face no professional sanction, no license review, no mandatory remediation plan.
COMPARE
How does New Bedford compare?
TOP 25 BUILDINGS
Ranked by Class C violations.
| # | Address | Borough | Class C |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 753 Classon Avenue | Brooklyn | 129 |
| 2 | 501 West 143 Street | Manhattan | 106 |
| 3 | 35 Clarkson Avenue | Brooklyn | 85 |
| 4 | 34-05 44 Street | Queens | 74 |
| 5 | 84-70 129 Street | Queens | 71 |
| 6 | 2515 Glenwood Road | Brooklyn | 65 |
| 7 | 855 East 233 Street | Bronx | 59 |
| 8 | 482 Central Park West | Manhattan | 50 |
| 9 | 145 Wellington Court | Staten Island | 50 |
| 10 | 309 Lafayette Avenue | Brooklyn | 49 |
| 11 | 811 Walton Avenue | Bronx | 48 |
| 12 | 1602 Avenue I | Brooklyn | 47 |
| 13 | 1099 Avenue K | Brooklyn | 47 |
| 14 | 2121 Shore Parkway | Brooklyn | 46 |
| 15 | 80 Winthrop Street | Brooklyn | 39 |
| 16 | 345 Montgomery Street | Brooklyn | 39 |
| 17 | 99-40 63 Road | Queens | 33 |
| 18 | 40-35 Ithaca Street | Queens | 32 |
| 19 | 1155 Ocean Avenue | Brooklyn | 30 |
| 20 | 857 9 Avenue | Manhattan | 30 |
| 21 | 640 West End Avenue | Manhattan | 26 |
| 22 | 40 Tehama Street | Brooklyn | 25 |
| 23 | 1855 Adam C Powell Blvd | Manhattan | 23 |
| 24 | 855 9 Avenue | Manhattan | 22 |
| 25 | 125 Ocean Avenue | Brooklyn | 22 |
Source: HPD Violations (NYC Open Data). Class C = immediately hazardous.
RIGHT OF REPLY